Nick’s attitudes toward Gatsby and Gatsby’s story are ambivalent and contradictory. At times he seems to disapprove of Gatsby’s excesses and breaches of manners and ethics, but he also romanticizes and admires Gatsby, describing the events of the novel in a nostalgic and elegiac tone.
A professional tone typically involves being polite, respectful, and clear in your communication. Avoiding slang, using proper grammar, and maintaining a level of formality are also key aspects of maintaining a professional tone in written and verbal communication.
Similar to mood, tone describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. Tone is easier to determine in spoken language than written language. Examples that describe tone are, playful, serious, businesslike, sarcastic, humorous, formal, ornate, and somber.
Tone refers to the emotion or mind-set or relationship conveyed by the narrator to the reader.
eg.
Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed.
A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed......
You can Call me Ishmeal....
Alright, I'm tell you my dream, but don't be FRightened.....
The author's tone is his attitude toward the story he is telling. For instance, if a story is sad, the author will use words that show sadness.
"A lady?" Jem raised his head. His face was scarlet. "After all those things she said about you, a lady?" (149)
shows their child like tone
B. professional
the tone is the mood that the auther creats
I’d like to reach out to the manager and find out if we can incorporate some of her ideas in our budget (apex)
We analyzed the author's tone in the book.
The tone of a violin increases with age.
When recording minutes of a meeting, professional language and tone should always be used. This is a document that portrays to anyone not in attendance of the meeting what happened in the meeting.
A Muscle Tone .
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language.
a tone of voice